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by Ben Jonson

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Posted By gleinys l #205485 at Feb 01, 2012 4:05 PM

answer the following questions please

1. the chief symptom associated with the red death is :
a.dizziness
b.bleeding
c.death
d.sharp pain
2. how is the story's setting characteristic of an allegory?
f. it takes place in an unnamed time and place
g. it takes place during a plague
h. it focuses on one character
i. it deals with events that happened centuries ago

3. the revellers avoid the black room because
a. it's too dark
b.the music can't be heard there
c. the room is too crowded
d. the light in the room shines blood-red

4. what effect does the striking of the clock have on the revellers
f. they dance more wildly
g. they laugh uncontrollably
h. they gather in the seventh room
i. they stop and listen fearfully

5. what symbolic object ceased to function after the revellers died?
a the clock
b. the black room
c. the masked figure
d. the orchestra

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Posted By gleinys l #205485 at Dec 02, 2011 2:48 PM

circle the word in each group that has the same or nearly the same in meaning as the boldfaced word.

1. Reverie
(a) fear (b) daydream (c) illness (d) caution
2. Impede
(a) slow (b) anger (c) release (d) improve
3. Cessation
(a) disbelief (b) recovery (c) ending (d) faction
4. Propriety
(a) tension (b) agreement (c) disgust (d) appropriateness
5. Blasphemous
(a) offensive (b) celebratory (c) hidden (d) anxious
6. Disapprobation
(a) disturbance (b) disapproval (c) disgust (d) disappointment

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Posted By gleinys l #205485 at Dec 02, 2011 2:39 PM

write the word from the box that correctly completes each sentence.

1. The reviews of the movie were all negative and expressed---------------.
2. After she won the competition , Margot was lost in a------------------ about her future as a singer.
3. The journalist asked her questions with concern and---------------.
4. Many people considered the speaker's views radical, if not outright----------
5. Taking vitamins and drinking lots of orange juice did not----------------- the progression of Anita's cold.
6. The sudden ------------------- of the wind created an eerie silence in the town.
These are the words that I have to complete the sentences.
Blasphemous
cessation
censurer
disapprobation
impede
ostentation
propitious
propriety
reverie
usurer

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